Senior Avionics Engineer I - Mission Formulation (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; work in a U.S. office.

Base salary: $124,000–$155,000 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $144,275–$190,675 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, civil, and national-security missions.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary avionics design engineering contact for business development, proposals, and mission concepts.
• Develop operational concepts for Electron and Neutron missions, including classified HASTE and Electron missions.
• Design and analyze electrical and RF systems for payload accommodations, vehicle integration, processing, and launch-site operations.
• Design and document electrical schematics, harnesses, kits, custom vehicle interfaces, and detailed payload or deployer pinouts.
• Work with customers and external stakeholders on mission-specific requirements and present proposed avionics solutions in design reviews.
• Develop tools to automate proposal analysis and support Electron and Neutron system commissioning and calibration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or another technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of engineering experience.
• Experience developing complete avionics or electrical system designs for orbital launch vehicles or missile systems.
• Active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
• For U.S. office roles, eligibility under ITAR regulations is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, refugee or asylum status, or applicable government authorization.

Nice to have

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Rapid conceptual design iteration experience.
• Hands-on FPGA, ARM processor, development, and testing experience.
• Experience taking products from concept through production, assessing requirements, and generating interface control documents.
• Master’s or PhD in electrical engineering or aerospace engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and flexible spending accounts.
• Additional perks include EV charging support, fitness and gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.